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Specifying input parameters
Using LCDS Print Description Language 2-27
IDEN PREFIX
Defines the character string that must appear in the identification
part of each DJDE record in the input data stream. When the
system recognizes this character string, it examines the rest of
the record for DJDE commands.
Syntax IDEN PREFIX = sc
Options
Default No default.
IDEN SKIP
Defines the starting position of the DJDE commands.
Syntax IDEN SKIP = value
Options
Default 1
Table 2-26. IDEN PREFIX parameter options and definitions
Option Definition
sc string constant.
Specifies the search criterion for recognizing DJDE records. It is a byte string of
up to 255 characters represented as a hexadecimal, octal, BCD, ASCII, or
EBCDIC character constant.
Any records within the data stream that contain an identification field equal to
the specified prefix string sc are recognized and processed as DJDE records.
Table 2-27. IDEN SKIP parameter options and definitions
Option Definition
value Specifies the number of bytes (beginning at 0) from the beginning of the user
portion of the record to the beginning of the DJDE parameters. It may be a
negative number.